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have never thought that being Product
Safety Aware through PPAI would be as
important as I do now.
Carol Moore
Corporate Marketing Coordinator
AIA Corporation
Neenah, Wisconsin
UPIC: advinadv
This was great for increasing aware-
ness on product safety, and the entire
program was well-thought-out and
implemented. The session made me
realize how much more there really is
and how much it is changing. This was
eye-opening, and I’m fairly knowledge-
able on the issue.
Rhett Todd
Owner
Printgear Sportswear
Oxnard, California
Education is one of the great things
SAAC [Specialty Advertising
Association of California] brings to its
members and the promotional products
community here in Southern
California. This event was so great and
well attended that we will be continu-
ing this topic for 2015. Working with
our Northern California partners is
always great.
Steve Parker, MAS
HALO Branded Solutions
Chatsworth, California
UPIC: HBS
Lessons From A Labor Dispute
The International Longshore and
Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific
Maritime Association (PMA) spent much
of 2014 in protracted negotiations over
labor contracts at West Coast ports. PPAI
joined 103 other organizations in a letter
sent to the ILWU and PMA, the mayors of
Los Angeles and Long Beach, and the exec-
utive directors at both ports, calling for the
two sides to come to an agreement.
As one who always favors an orderly
functioning supply chain and economy,
we hope that this labor dispute is
settled sooner rather than later. In turn,
as a made in the USA supplier, this
issue points out one of the several
strong reasons to select U.S. manufac-
turers. We do not face the challenges
of importing, nor do our customers and
their customers. We do not worry about
dock or customs issues, which means
we never miss event dates. But we do
assist others whenever possible who
have had goods held up somewhere in
the import chain. Let’s get this labor
dispute settled and support made in
the USA.
Jim Porto
Vice President, Promotional Products
Vonco Products, Inc.
Lake Villa, Illinois
UPIC: VONCO
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